... sectional controversy over the extension of slavery into the territories and was further complicated by conflict over the location of the projected transcontinental railroad. Under no circumstances did proslavery Congressmen want a free territory (Kansas) W of Missouri. Because the West was expanding rapidly, territorial organization, despite these difficulties, could no longer be postponed. Four attempts to organize a single territory for ... West Florida Controversy), since the 1803 treaty did not set the limits of the region In 1821, the year Mexico gained independence from Spain, Ste...

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... of legislation. There are five main points of the compromise. First, California comes into the Union as a free state. Second, the remainder of the Mexican secession territory will be under popular sovereignty. Third, a border dispute arose between Texas and Mexico over the border. Texas would give up it claim ... us fight on to the last man. When they conquer us there will be nothing left for them. August 18, 1861 .The idea that we [Confederates] want to invade or subjugate! We would only be too grateful to be left alone. (Linden and Pressly, pp. 5-7) South Carolina seceded, because Abr...

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Missouri compromise - to balance the power in the senate. - they chose to be a slave state. Would want to be a slave state in the south. Mexican American War- "Polk's War Whigs": invited people to Mexico to become Mexicans, none did switch to Mexican. Tariffs - Texas is a competitor to the United States; would add slave territory. More people in senate more power. - fought its own war ... for Independence. President Polk - won the presidency on expansion form. Manifest destiny - god wants us to do this - to fight for Oregon territory. - God has ordained it. Us Border - Mexican Border Wilmot p...

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... slave states. Still, in February 1845, both houses of Congress voted to annex Texas. Shortly after the annexation of Texas the Mexican War broke out. Lasting about 1 ½ years, it was fought throughout Texas, New Mexico, California and into the Mexican interior. Northern abolistionists, backed by many Westerners, claimed that the war was unjust and was fought for the sake of the expansion ... and aggravated the existing splits between North and South over the slavery issue. In 1848, the United States contained 15 free and 15 slave states and many moderates did not want to upset that frag...

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... slave states. Still, in February 1845, both houses of Congress voted to annex Texas. Shortly after the annexation of Texas the Mexican War broke out. Lasting about 1 ½ years, it was fought throughout Texas, New Mexico, California and into the Mexican interior. Northern abolistionists, backed by many Westerners, claimed that the war was unjust and was fought for the sake of the expansion ... and aggravated the existing splits between North and South over the slavery issue. In 1848, the United States contained 15 free and 15 slave states and many moderates did not want to upset that frag...

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... to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these projects to be done at all. Also the North wanted to develop a tariff. With a high tariff, it protected the Northern manufacturer. It was bad for the South because a high ... that they favored Northern commercial interests. Now the main reason for the South's secession was the Slavery issue. Basically the South wanted and needed it and the North did not want it at all. The South was going t...

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... to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these projects to be done at all. Also the North wanted to develop a tariff. With a high tariff, it protected the Northern manufacturer. It was bad for the South because a high ... that they favored Northern commercial interests. Now the main reason for the South's secession was the Slavery issue. Basically the South wanted and needed it and the North did not want it at all. The South was going t...

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... to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these projects to be done at all. Also the North wanted to develop a tariff. With a high tariff, it protected the Northern manufacturer. It was bad for the South because a high ... that they favored Northern commercial interests. Now the main reason for the South's secession was the Slavery issue. Basically the South wanted and needed it and the North did not want it at all. The South was going t...

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... to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these projects to be done at all. Also the North wanted to develop a tariff. With a high tariff, it protected the Northern manufacturer. It was bad for the South because a high ... that they favored Northern commercial interests. Now the main reason for the South's secession was the Slavery issue. Basically the South wanted and needed it and the North did not want it at all. The South was going t...

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... , and government decisions could not satisfy both sides. The North and South could not agree on power either, the north was afraid of slavery spreading and the South did not want it to stop. When the Kansas- Nebraska Act was created in 1854, slavery in those territories would be decided by popular sovereignty, or by the people's vote. The North was ... felt like the South was getting more advantages and power as Salmon said. The Wilmot Proviso caused conflict too, it upset the balance between the states, preventing slavery in the Mexican Cession, this time pleasing the North. Finally aft...

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... was originally stated in the Missouri Compromise, extended through the territories. The Northerners believed in the Wilmot Proviso, which would have abolished all slavery in the territories gained from the Mexican War. The Compromise was California was to become a free state but the rest of the territories gained would be open to popular sovereignty. The North wanted slavery abolished in Washington ... of 1850. He stated as an American he wanted to find a solution for both sides of the spectrum. He wanted nothing more than to preserve the Union. Webster did not want any slavery in New M...

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... to the individual states. The North also wanted internal improvements sponsored by the federal government. This was more roads, railroads, and canals. The South, on the other hand, did not want these projects to be done at all. Also the North wanted to develop a tariff. With a high tariff, it protected the northern manufacturer. It was bad for the South because a high ... 1850 during August of 1850. It dealt mainly with the question of whether slavery was to be allowed or prohibited in the regions acquired from Mexico as a result of the Mexican War. This compromise allowed abolition of ...

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... was whether the newly acquired land in the west was going to be free or slave states. The South obviously wanted to expand its profitable industry, and the North didn't want to compete with slave labor. There are many more mentionable events and factors that led to the Civil War. Economical, social, and political factors were all dictated by geographical and ... , who felt more violated in the controversy, defended them selves with more force than the North in such quarrels. The Compromise of 1850 was the next crises to transpire. The Mexican War acquired the southern half of the nation ...

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... also called the "Omnibus Bill", and this basically was concerning the aspect as to whether slavery was to be allowed in the areas that were acquired from Mexico during the Mexican War. (McPherson, 2000) There were five measures and two out of these dealt with special considerations by the South to the north, out of which one was regarding the sanction ... the South was further strengthened. This bill also further suggested any state that may have the inclination to join the Union will have the power to decide whether it would want to be a slave or a free state and also agreed that Calif...

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... them out. Not all people were against slavery however. Representative Robert Toombs of Georgia, argued against a proposed law that would have banned slavery from land obtained as a result of the Mexican War (Document 2). He stated that if the legislation sought to drive them from the territories of California and New Mexico that was purchased by the common blood and treasure of ... this Act, and every time, the pro-slavery forces won. The men in this picture still seem determined and ready to fight the pro-slavery forces to get what they want. No matter if pro-slavery forces won, it did...

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